Ooenomiya's mansion, the night after the banquet. Ooenomiya's disciples, who had been busy drinking and singing, were up early in the morning cleaning up the banquet hall and getting ready for their training, as if last night never happened. |
![Story Paddington.png](/images/2/28/Story_Paddington.png) Paddington |
"Hawawa, they all look so relaxed despite drinking so much last night. Miss Ooenomiya's disciples are impressive." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Amano, you are in charge of the cleaning team. Clear the hall as much as possible during breakfast. And don't forget to check with the heads of the groups to see if anyone is unwell." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Karakawa, have you finished preparing the dojo? Today we have the children from the foothills to experience the dojo. Don't leave it to Futamata alone, make sure you have all the arrangements in mind." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Also, the report from the sorcerer team isn't complete yet. The cave looks good, but we don't have a status report on the ward's condition near the trail yet. Get someone to check it out immediately. Until then, the garrison in the area will continue with the night shift. And no breakfast." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Miss Shimoamazu has been very busy since last night. It really looks so hard being the first apprentice huh?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"I heard that Shimoamazu is in charge of leadership. She told everyone from the beginning that she was planning to do so. She wants to lighten the load on the other apprentices, so she is usually left in charge." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"So the other apprentices drank quite a lot yesterday. I was a bit nervous when they said it was a welcome party, but I'm glad the people of Mt. Ooe enjoyed it." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Ooenomiya said it's been a long time since they've all had a party together. All the Ooe Big Four have joined the SSS, so the people guarding the mountain must be feeling lonely while they're away." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"We need to relax, but I don't like the idea of draining our energy with feasts. We have a very important mission ahead of us." |
Conductor |
That's right, I can understand the excitement, but Ooenomiya is too drunk. |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Oui, indeed. This day has finally arrived." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"We've been waiting for this day for a long time. We've been waiting for this day to welcome 'her'!" |
Putra |
"A legendary sorceress said to live in Mt. Ooe. The day the god 'Okitsune Daimyoujin', will come to the SSS!" |
Yakutsk |
"What's with that 'Okitsune Daimyojin' title? It's just Yoshino." |
Putra |
"JUST, YOSHINO!?" |
Vivienne |
"JUST, YOSHINO!? YOU CALLED YOSHINO 'JUST YOSHINO'! IS YOSHINO JUST A MERE WOMAN TO YOUR EYES, YAKUTSK!?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Wha- what are you on about...? I don't think of her on that level." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Then what level is she!?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"How much does she really mean to you!?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Ugh, how much of a level she is..." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"......" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Th-The level where I have to cuddle and sleep with...?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"......" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"I didn't expect your answer to go that far." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"HAAAAH!?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Yakutsk really loves Yoshino after all." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Even if you love her, it's not every day you get to sleep with her, right?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Then 'You love her'?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Or 'Madly in love'?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"YOU'RE SO ANNOYING! IT'S OKAY TO CUDDLE HER TAIL WHEN I GO TO BED! IT'S SO FLUFFY, IT HELPS ME SLEEP BETTER!" |
This time we came to Mt. Ooe to pick up Yoshino, who had left our unit for medical treatment. |
Yoshino received a curse when she raided the Hinayashiki in Metro. While the curse was lifted by Yuuzen's technique, the 'recoil' of the rather strong counter-curse had made her unable to use sorcery for some time. |
Therefore we decided to leave Yoshino at Mt. Ooe on Yuuzen's advice. Shimoamazu the First would be able to remove the cause of Yoshino's disorder. Believing these words, we handed Yoshino over to the sorcerors of Mt. Ooe. |
After receiving a report that her treatment had been successfully completed, we all came to pick up Yoshino. |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Anyway, I'm glad Yoshino is back to normal. There aren't many Train Knights who can take her place. When she comes back, I'm going to give her a really tough job." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"When we get back to the garrison, let's have a 'Welcome Back Yoshino Big Party'." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"It's all well and good to get merry, but before that, I've got a job for y'all." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"There you are, you drunkard." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"I'm not drunk anymore. I'm not old enough to get a hangover from that much alcohol." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"No, you've eaten." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Ooenomiya is quite an old lady it seems." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"Kufufu, does an obaa-chan have such smooth skin? Come come, let's compare. Ain't I more 'shiny' than y'all girls?" |
Conductor |
Stop being strangely competitive with the young ones, Ooenomiya. It's kinda shameless to boast about your skin tone when you have an immortal body. |
Conductor |
Now then, what is this 'job' you speak of? There are likely many private soldiers here that can keep the mountain safe. Is there more trouble than they can handle? |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
Not sure, that's why I asked y'all jayo. There are reports of an anomaly on the mountain since this morning. I would like all to go to the cave and see if anything strange has happened there as well." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Isn't that the cave where Miss Yoshino is devoting herself to healing?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Is it possible that the sorcery that Yoshino was under is gathering bad things to Mt. Ooe?" |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"No, no, that's not it. The sorcery inside Yoshino's body has already been completely removed." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"I have heard that it was a well-crafted art that causes only a minimal amount of 'recoil'. Whoever casted it must have been a very skilled sorcerer. Must have carefully planned the technique with Yoshino's body into account." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Miss Yuuzen..." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"Normally we would have done it ourselves ja, but according to Shimoamazu's report, there are other things going on elsewhere that are not so good. We would like to investigate that area first, as it is closer to the trail ja." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"Therefore, I would like to leave the investigation of the cave to y'all." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"What if there is an anomaly at the location? What if we can't handle it ourselves?" |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"What even? There's nothing to worry so much about. It is rare for such an event to occur here in Mt. Ooe ja. Unless a monster like the Daiyaki appears." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"I heard that the Daiyaki was the monster that killed many people in Mt. Ooe." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"It's said that even when he lost his head, he couldn't be killed and could barely be sealed away..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Yoshino, is she going to be alright? I hope she's not going to say konnichiwa to monsters or anything weird." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"The safest places on Mt. Ooe, is the area around this mansion and the cave where Yoshino is ja. There are no monsters or sorcerers who can break the wards in this place, and even if a Phantom Mist were to appear inside the wards, the keeper of the cave would make it all go away." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Keeper of the cave? Is there someone that strong by Yoshino's side?" |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"She's the sorceress who healed Yoshino ja. She is the best sorceress in Nishiki. Y'all together at once would be no match for her." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"The best sorceress in Nishiki couldn't be...?" |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"Shimoamazu the First, mother of Shimoamazu the Second." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Oh, by the way, Yuuzen did say that we should visit Shimoamazu the First." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Shimoamazu's mother? I wonder if she likes dolls." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"She does plays with dolls a lot, but it's not quite what you'd expect. She is rather gloomy. Rarely shows herself in public." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"The place where Yoshino is located is called Shimoamazu-no-Iwato. It is the place where Shimoamazu the First who, after sealing off Daiyaki, became mentally affected, and underwent fierce ascetic training ja. Inside the cave is a whole other realm. It's a terrifying place where even monsters flee." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Why are you all looking at me? I'm not afraid of that at all." |
Conductor |
If Shimoamazu the First is here, we can rest easy. She is familiar with the use of wards and would be able to deal with Phantom Mist almost single-handedly, should it occur. |
Conductor |
Now I would like you to tell me more about this 'anomaly' you mentioned, Ooenomiya. There are neither reports of Phantom Mist, nor sightings of cracked wards. So what on earth is going on at Mt. Ooe? |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"Stones ja." |
Conductor |
Stones? You mean mist stones? |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"No, wrong. I don't mean mist stones, I mean typical ores ja." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"Whitesilver ore can be found exclusively in Mt. Ooe ja, but recently an unusual ore has been found in Shimoamazu-no-Iwato. It is said to be a greenish-glowing ore ja, but unfortunately there is no records of such an ore ever discovered in Mt. Ooe." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"I think this stone has something to do with the anomalies of yesterday and today. We have already found things from the otherworlds here and there in Iris Cloud. So I wonder if such objects have finally flowed into Mt. Ooe, or if they are existing ores that have been altered..." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"In any case, this matter is the domain of the SSS. I would like to ask y'all to search for the stone and investigate it while retrieving Yoshino." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Leave the stone to me! I know most of the ores that can be found in Flamarine." |
![Story Ooenomiya.png](/images/0/0d/Story_Ooenomiya.png) Ooenomiya |
"Well, this is Nishiki, not Flamarine ja, but if you know of any similar stones, let me know." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"It's a bit strange to find a new kind of ore in a mountain that has been inhabited for so long." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"And it's only happened recently. The timing of us Yoshino's visit to Mt. Ooe is a little strange..." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"The timing of Yoshino's return, perhaps?" |
Conductor |
We'll have to go there and find out what the cause is. It is unlikely that Yoshino will affect the geology of Mt. Ooe, and even if she had such a power, Shimoamazu the First would notice immediately. |
Conductor |
First, let's go to Shimoamazu-no-Iwato and give our abura-age souvenir to the cute little fox, who probably bent over from her rigorous training and life at the Iwato. |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Mhhm, that would be good. Yakky has been fidgety since a while ago." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"N-No, I'm not fidgety." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"When you see Yoshino, give her a hug, okay?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"You twerps, making fun of me again..." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"......" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Also Yoshino's favourite food is kuzukiri. Well, sure she also eats abura-age, but..." |